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Topic: Reno 400 in Vegas 400 Cab? |
Karl Paulsen
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Jerry Overstreet
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Posted 12 May 2021 7:36 pm |
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Karl Paulsen
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Chicago
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Jerry Overstreet
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Karl Paulsen
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Chicago
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Posted 12 May 2021 8:20 pm
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Thanks folks,
I've got a lead on a Vegas with a dead amp but good BW speaker. I think I'm going to try and get it to put my Reno head into.
Drilling a few holes and cutting and painting a couple blocks of wood should be well within my meager abilities.
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Karl Paulsen
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Chicago
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Pete Burak
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Posted 13 May 2021 7:08 am
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I have taken the speaker out of most of my heavy amps, and use an extension speaker cab.
I don't find it necessary to modify the original cabinet at all, just remove the speaker.
This not only lightens the load but makes it easy to mix n match various speakers and amps.
It's also nice to keep the amp knobs within hands reach and the speaker behind you a good ways.
In the case of the Reno 400 you would need to create a speaker-cord extension. I completely bypassed the Horn. I used alligator clips and a speaker cord with bare wires on one end. Many amps have a 1/4" output jack for the speaker. You could drill a hole in that panel on the back and easily install a 1/4" jack for a speaker output. |
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Karl Paulsen
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Posted 13 May 2021 11:12 am
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Thanks Pete,
At this point I want to keep the Reno head in a combo. The purpose seeking out of a dead Vegas or Nashville was to get a Black Widow and a cabinet without a horn. Also, I don't want to haul around two big cabinets to play out.
If I did come across a smaller non-combo 1x15 with a BW, I'd probably chop the Reno down to a head or find a dead head cabinet to rehouse it into.
No biggie though as the Scorpion in the Reno is good enough for now and I've just about finished a cover for the horn (removed) opening.
https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=369557&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=25
Just have to redo the silver as it never dried properly.
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